The Order of Chaos by Rhonda L. Print

Author:Rhonda L. Print [Print, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: 2011-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

I opened my eyes and found Ian lying next to me. He was on his back, propped up by pillows with his arms stretched behind his head, accentuating the corded muscles of his biceps and chest. I couldn’t resist the temptation to let my eyes wander down to his ripped abdomen. He wore only his jeans, which were partially zipped but not buttoned. His dark wavy hair was still damp from his shower and small beads of moisture dripped down onto his wide chest into the hollow of his belly button. I had a strong urge to take a tiny droplet of water onto the tip of my tongue and follow it back up to where it dripped off his strong jaw. My eyes followed just the path my tongue would take until I realized his eyes were now open and watching me. I stared at his darkening blue eyes, looking into a soul he thought he’d lost long ago, a beautiful soul that held a peaceful aura, and more secrets that I had yet to discover, if I dared to look. I dropped my shields and searched for the emotions only a soul can truly hide, swallowing my fear of what I would find there. If there was ever going to be anything serious between Ian and I, then I needed to know what lay beneath his mysterious blue eyes. His power flared and his eyes turned that color of blue just before dawn, when the sky was darkest yet still held the deep bluish black hue of night, surrounded by pinpoints of light that hung proudly in the night sky. I opened myself up to that power and nearly gasped at the depth of emotion I felt.

Love.

Ian loved me. It practically poured out of him and filled me with warmth. Or maybe he just thought he loved me.

“I have made many mistakes, My Love. I cannot declare that it is because I am only human; we both know I am not. Yet in all of my existence, I have never felt more alive than when I am in your arms.”

I rolled over until I straddled his body, then followed my urge to chase that tiny droplet of water up his torso. When I reached his chest I hesitated and lay my ear against him. The steady staccato of a heartbeat pounding against his ribs greeted me.

Ian put his hands around my waist and easily lifted me until I was cradled in his lap. His lips claimed mine in a mind-bending swirl of emotions.

I was breathless when I pulled away. “Good morning,” I breathed.

Ian smiled. “It is a good morning indeed.”

“I could get used to waking up like this.”

His face grew serious, his eyes piercing mine. “If I thought you meant that I would be a very happy man, My Love.”

“I know I need to stop hiding from myself. I’ve let my head lead my life all along, hiding from the fear inside me. Fear of exactly who and what I am.

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